Communication terminal, core network apparatus, communication system, information management method, and computer readable medium

Abstract

An object is to provide a communication terminal capable of using a newly-generated network slice or service. A communication terminal ( 10 ) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit ( 11 ) configured to receive a parameter related to SM-NSSAI (Session Management-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information) from a core network when subscriber information of the communication terminal itself managed in the core network or a location of the communication terminal itself is changed, and a control unit ( 12 ) configured to update NSSAI by using the parameter related to the SM-NSSAI, the NSSAI being managed to select a network slice.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A communication terminal operating as a User Equipment (UE), the communication terminal comprising:
 at least one memory; and 
 at least one processor, comprising hardware, configured to:
 receive, from a core network apparatus, a first parameter of Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) which is comprised of a Slice Differentiator (SD); 
 update configuration related to a Network Slice based on the received first parameter of NSSAI; and 
 receive, from the core network apparatus, a second parameter related to a UE policy after an update of the UE policy in an another core network apparatus, wherein the core network apparatus receives, from the another core network apparatus, after the update of the UE policy in the another core network apparatus, the second parameter. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 send an acknowledge message to the core network apparatus, after the updates of the configuration related to the Network Slice. 
 
     
     
       3. A first core network apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory; and 
 at least one processor, comprising hardware, configured to:
 send, to a communication terminal operating as a User Equipment (UE), a first message which contains a first parameter of Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) which is comprised of a Slice Differentiator (SD) based on subscription changes by a second core network apparatus which supports subscription management or the UE mobility; 
 receive, from the UE, a second message for the first message; and 
 receive, from a third core network apparatus, after an update of a UE policy in the third core network apparatus, a third message related to the updated UE policy. 
 
 
     
     
       4. The core network apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 send an acknowledge message to the second core network apparatus, after updates of a UE configuration related to the Network Slice. 
 
     
     
       5. The first core network apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 send the third message to the UE, after the update of the UE policy in the third core network apparatus. 
 
     
     
       6. A method for a communication terminal operating as a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:
 receiving, from a core network apparatus, a first parameter of Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) which is comprised of a Slice Differentiator (SD); 
 updating configuration related to a Network Slice based on the received first parameter of NSSAI; and 
 receiving, from the core network apparatus, a second parameter related to a UE policy after an update of the UE policy in an another core network apparatus, wherein the core network apparatus receives, from the another core network apparatus, after the update of the UE policy in the another core network apparatus, the second parameter. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6  further configured to:
 sending an acknowledge message to the core network apparatus, after the updates of configuration related to the Network Slice. 
 
     
     
       8. A method for a first core network apparatus, the method comprising:
 sending, to a communication terminal operating as a Use Equipment (UE), a first message which contains a first parameter of Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) which is comprised of a Slice Differentiator (SD) based on subscription changes by a second core network apparatus which supports subscription management or the UE mobility; 
 receiving, from the UE, a second message for the first message; and 
 receiving, from a third core network apparatus (PCF), after an update of a UE policy in the third core network apparatus (PCR), a third message related to the UE policy. 
 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 sending an acknowledge message to the second core network apparatus after updates of a UE configuration related to Network Slice. 
 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 sending the third message to the UE, after the update of the UE policy in the third core network apparatus.